REFLECTION AND THE FAMILY OF ANGLES 39
Once again, the large, so light source we now use produces very so
shadows. e picture is more pleasing, but that is not the important aspect.
More important is the fact that the reected image of the large light source
completely covers the knives.
In other words, the larger light source lls the family of angles that causes
direct reection. is family of angles is one of the most useful concepts in
photographic lighting. We will now discuss that family in more detail.
The Family of Angles
Our previous diagrams have been concerned with only a single point on a
reective surface. In reality, however, each surface is made up of an innite
number of points. A viewer looking at a surface sees e ...